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揭开第七个印

羊羔揭开第七个印的时候,天上静默了大约半小时。 我看见站在 神面前的七位天使,有七枝号筒赐给了他们。

另外有一位天使来了,拿着金香炉,站在祭坛前。有许多香赐给了他,好与所有圣徒的祈祷一同献在宝座前的金坛上。 那香的烟和众圣徒的祈祷,就从天使手中一同升到 神面前。 天使拿着香炉,用坛上的火把它装满了,投在地上;于是就有雷轰、响声、闪电和地震。

吹六枝号

拿着七枝号筒的七位天使,预备好了要吹号。

第一位天使吹号,就有冰雹和混杂着血的火,投在地上。地的三分之一烧掉了,树的三分之一烧掉了,所有的青草也烧掉了。

第二位天使吹号,就有一座好象燃烧着的大山,投在海里。海的三分之一变成了血, 海里受造的活物死了三分之一,船只也毁坏了三分之一。

10 第三位天使吹号,就有一颗燃烧着的大星,好象火把一样,从天上落下来,落在江河的三分之一上,和众水的泉源上。 11 这星名叫“苦堇”。众水的三分之一变为“苦堇”,因水变苦,就有许多人因为这水而死了。

12 第四位天使吹号,太阳的三分之一、月亮的三分之一、星辰的三分之一,就都受到击打,以致日月星的三分之一都变黑了,白天的三分之一没有光,夜晚也是这样。

13 我观看,就听见一只在高空飞翔的鹰,大声说:“有祸了!有祸了!住在地上的人有祸了!因为还有三位天使将要吹其余的号。”

The Seventh Seal and the Golden Censer

When he opened the seventh seal,(A) there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

And I saw the seven angels(B) who stand before God, and seven trumpets were given to them.(C)

Another angel,(D) who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people,(E) on the golden altar(F) in front of the throne. The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God(G) from the angel’s hand. Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar,(H) and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder,(I) rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.(J)

The Trumpets

Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets(K) prepared to sound them.

The first angel(L) sounded his trumpet, and there came hail and fire(M) mixed with blood, and it was hurled down on the earth. A third(N) of the earth was burned up, a third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.(O)

The second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a huge mountain,(P) all ablaze, was thrown into the sea. A third(Q) of the sea turned into blood,(R) a third(S) of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.

10 The third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star, blazing like a torch, fell from the sky(T) on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water(U) 11 the name of the star is Wormwood.[a] A third(V) of the waters turned bitter, and many people died from the waters that had become bitter.(W)

12 The fourth angel sounded his trumpet, and a third of the sun was struck, a third of the moon, and a third of the stars, so that a third(X) of them turned dark.(Y) A third of the day was without light, and also a third of the night.(Z)

13 As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair(AA) call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe(AB) to the inhabitants of the earth,(AC) because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

Footnotes

  1. Revelation 8:11 Wormwood is a bitter substance.

The Lamb Opens the Seventh Seal

When he opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven for about half an hour.

Seven Angels with Seven Trumpets

Then I saw the seven angels who stand in God’s presence, and they were given seven trumpets. Another angel came with a gold incense burner and stood at the altar. He was given a lot of incense to offer on the gold altar in front of the throne. He offered it with the prayers of all of God’s people. The smoke from the incense went up from the angel’s hand to God along with the prayers of God’s people. The angel took the incense burner, filled it with fire from the altar, and threw it on the earth. Then there was thunder, noise, lightning, and an earthquake.

The seven angels who had the seven trumpets got ready to blow them.

The First Four Angels Blow Their Trumpets

When the first angel blew his trumpet, hail and fire were mixed with blood, and were thrown on the earth. One-third of the earth was burned up, one-third of the trees were burned up, and all the green grass was burned up.

When the second angel blew his trumpet, something like a huge mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. One-third of the sea turned into blood, one-third of the creatures that were living in the sea died, and one-third of the ships were destroyed.

10 When the third angel blew his trumpet, a huge star flaming like a torch fell from the sky. It fell on one-third of the rivers and on the springs. 11 That star was named Wormwood. One-third of the water turned into wormwood, and many people died from this water because it had turned bitter.

12 When the fourth angel blew his trumpet, one-third of the sun, one-third of the moon, and one-third of the stars were struck so that one-third of them turned dark. There was no light for one-third of the day and one-third of the night.

13 I saw an eagle flying overhead, and I heard it say in a loud voice, “Catastrophe, catastrophe, catastrophe for those living on earth, because of the remaining trumpet blasts which the three angels are about to blow.”